7' M/H for Frog - Thinking SLX - Advice Needed

[Taylormade113]

That's right, 7'M/H in a world of 7'8"+ and XXH for frogging. I know "Im under powered" but I have really enjoyed the set up I currently have (Lews TP1 MH) and am now in need of another set up.  

 

I am leaning toward the SLX in 7'MH as the option for this as it seems to have reviews stating that it is a bit stouter than other MH and yet still has a tip easy enough for casting and working a frog. 

 

I do not want to go over 7', as I mainly fish the bank and out of a kayak. 

 

If you have experience with this type of set up, or can speak to the SLX for this application, please speak up.

 

Also, if you have other recommendations. please pass them along, as long as they fit this criteria. 

 

Thanks, 

Kris

[Hammer 4]

I have an SLX 7' mh, and yes it is a tad stiff for a mh compared to my other mh rods with the same action. Would I use it for a frog rod.? Only if there were light cover that I wouldn't have to horse the fish out of, I also prefer a little longer rod.

To be honest, I'm not a fan of the SLX, but I would buy another over some other rods.

[FryDog62]

Best frog rod might be out of your price range but is an ALX Toadface. It has a MH softer tip to throw lighter frogs and "walk the dog" action but has a Heavy mid and butt section to pull fish out of the slop once hooked. Great hybrid rod. Not sure if the SLX will achieve the same action but that's what you want to achieve IMO.  7'2" is also l a little longer than you wanted but I know guys with yaks that have them. 

[BBuck]

The SLX lineup is good but not necessarily for every application. I use my 7'MH for T-Rigs and Jigs mostly. I wouldn't use it for a frog rod for a lot of places here in Florida because of the heavy cover. I have caught a 30lb catfish with the 6"10" Med extra fast SLX rod, but that was deep cranking and a long fight. I don't want a long fight with a frog, rip and reel in. I haven't found a good frog rod I'm comfortable with yet, so I've been using a silver max 7' MH until I find something I like. That way if it breaks, I'm not out much since the whole combo was like $70 at Walmart. 

[bulldog1935]

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[Kdizzle]

Just fishing grass and not true muck that tends to build up during the summer, a M/H is great for fishing a frog. 

[Dumbbassanglr]

Daiwa tatula. Super light and well balanced would be good for working that frog.

[Deleted account]

I fish my 6'10" MH SLX along my other frog rod. It will work ok, but will be underpowered in the real thick stuff. If it's mostly pads, and scattered or loose thin matts, should be fine. If one takes you way into some gnarly stuff, then you are going to have to go to it and hand line it. Some places I fish, I wouldn't think of it, and others it comes out first. It really depends. Usually, if I'm bringing 2-3x the weight of the fish in salad, It's the big guns.

[Boomstick]

I have used a MH rod with 40# braid for frogs before. It works fine if you walk frogs in open water or throw them in small sections of lily pads where you don't have to pull them through a large number of lily pads to get them out.

 

Eventually I ended up getting a Daiwa Tatula 7'1" H/F and later the Tatula 7'4" frog rod, the latter has crazy power to horse them out of anything. If you don't mind another inch above 7', the 7'1" H/F makes a pretty good all around heavy rod - you can use it for jigs and punching as well.

 

For a reel, you don't need anything too terribly fancy. A higher gear ratio is usually good to take up slack quickly, but not required. I had 65# braid loaded onto a Tatula 150 and a Tatula CT, so whichever one is not on my flipping rod sees use on my frog rod.